The growth and demise of fifteen major manufacturers
in Brantford, Ontario
As the twentieth century dawned, Brantford was the third largest industrial centre in Canada. It’s industries employed thousands and shipped products to the far corners of the world, some of them becoming well known names – Cockshutt, Massey Harris, Waterous.
Read about the growth of fifteen of these companies as Brantford itself grew from a village to a city. Follow them as they developed, and then as they eventually disappeared, leaving behind the industrial heritage of Brantford.
With 156 pages and over 75 illustrations, this history follows through 160 years to the current remains and locations of these manufacturers.
| Manufacturers whose story is in A City’s Industrial Heritage and the years they operated in Brantford |
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| Waterous Engine Works/Koehring Waterous | 1844 – 1993 |
| Buck Stove Co./Happy Thought Foundry | 1852 – 1931 |
| J O Wisner (Massey Harris) | 1857 – 1892 |
| Paterson & Sons/George Weston | 1863 – 1975 |
| A Harris & Son (Massey Harris) | 1871 – 1891 |
| Cockshutt Plow Co./White Farm Equip. | 1878 – 1985 |
| Brantford Carriage /Brantford Coach | 1887 – 1984 |
| Goold Shapley & Muir/Goold Cycle | 1887 – 1932 |
| Massey Harris | 1891 – 1960 |
| Verity Plow Co | 1892 – 1988 |
| Ham & Nott/Ruddy/Hussman | 1892 – 2002 |
| Brantford Screw/Stelco Fastener/Genfast | 1898 – 2007 |
| Pratt & Letchworth/Can Car | 1900 – 1952 |
| Brantford Cordage/Tancord | 1901 – 1972 |
| Adams Wagon Co. (Brantford Coach) | 1902 – 1990 |
| Massey Ferguson/Massey Combines | 1958 – 1988 |
Available from:
The Brant County Museum
Charlotte Street and Market Street locations
In Brantford, Ontario
Or by sending a check or money order for
$15.00 plus shipping ($5.00 inside Canada/ $10.00 US and overseas) to:
Mike Hand
29-587 Cranbrook Road,
London, Ontario, Canada
N6K 2Y4
For further info email: mike@mikehandbooks.com